U.S. Army Air Force air show in Spokane, Washington. Formation of three U.S. L-6s flying directly over crowd. Formation of three A-25s coming in and flying low across in front of the crowd. Two A-25s collide in mid-air and breakup in pieces. One A-25 hits ground and explodes. Other A-25 falls close by, explodes when it hits ground. Burning area where aircraft crashed. Large clouds of black smoke rise from the area. Air Force crew members killed in this tragedy were: Capt Ford K. Sayre, Lt. George Chrep, Lt. William R. Scott, and Sgt. Joseph M. Revinskas.
Airborne action in Korea during the Korean War. During Operation Tomahawk paratroopers of U.S. Army 187th Airborne prepare and board aircraft in Japan. U.S. Air Force aircraft on the ground. The aircraft in flight. They drop parachutes over Munsan-Ni in Korea. A view of Munsan-Ni area. U.S. Army General Douglas MacArthur arrives for his visit to the front.
UN forces relax during a lull in Korea during the Korean War. Commander of the UN forces General MacArthur on the front with his men. An aerial view of a mountain terrain and the 38th parallel. North Korean prisoners are taken. Damaged UN army tanks, artillery and other equipment. During the lull in the fighting, UN forces rest and GIs stage their own show and entertain their buddies. A personnel dances with a girl and other buddies look at them.
Partially disabled amputees of World War II meet U.S. President Truman in Washington. A World War II veteran who has both his legs amputated walks in front of President Harry S. Truman with the help of prosthesis artificial limbs. Another veteran with amputated hands lights a cigarette. Both of them shake hands with Truman.
Children learn skating at a skating school in Chicago, United States. Figure Skater Mike Kirby trains the children. He helps the children in putting on their skates. They practice in front of a mirror in a hall. A child falls down during practicing. Mike holds the child.
The ignorance of soldiers about their jobs and the war, United States. Stresses the psychological need for hating the enemy. Dramatizes the battlefield treachery of soldiers. Soldiers fire and bombard on the battlefront in World War II. Smoke arises from firing and bombarding. Tank moves on field and fires. A soldier bombing a barbed wire entanglement. Other soldiers fire machine guns. They advance forward on the front. News headlines about the soldiers and their ignorance of job reveals that the soldiers are not prepared to fight. They do not have the understanding of their job. An officer gives lecture to soldiers in the 'Classification Section' to provide them with a proper understanding of their job. The soldiers read books and magazines. They work on the tanks and other war equipment. Training the soldiers mentally. Weekly news about the war on boards.
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